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Five years ago, Dr. Alice Domar, a successful psychologist in Boston, had what she describes as an "ah-ha experience." A new patient, whom she refers to as "Kim," came in for an evaluation. Kim seemed to have everything - a happy marriage, four well-adjusted kids, a well-to-do lifestyle, good health and a trim figure. Admits Domar, "As she was telling me her story, I was listening to her thinking, what the hell is she doing seeing me?" It turns out that Kim was distressed by the messiness in her house. She told Domar, "Every time I open...
...Don?t know about that. I am not certain that the sight of Segal?s thingy adds greatly to the gaiety of nations. And it?s possible that this hoo-ha will distract us from the fact that this is not a bad little comedy. People tend to focus on the raunchy premises of Apatow?s work (he produced the film, and Segel, director Nicholas Stoller and some of the actors are veteran collaborators), while ignoring the qualities that made movies like The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad such mighty hits, which is a certain wistfulness...
...hasn't changed. Even with prices falling, Americans still view their homes as financial instruments, not just places to live. Where else are they going to make their money? 401(k)s? Not likely--the stock market is down, thanks to the credit misfortunes in the housing market. Work? Ha! The New York Times reported recently that the economy is concluding its first long-term expansion in which the average American's postinflation income actually decreased. Jobs are declining, but many homeowners can't move to cities with better prospects because they can't sell their homes...
...This week, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and his new government started to lay the ground rules for future dialogue with the North. "North Korea is just trying to discipline the new unification minister [of South Korea]," says Professor Moon Jung In, at Yonsei University, referring to Kim Ha Jong, the South's key policy maker on the North. His agenda will presumably be a reflection of Lee's election platform, which took a harder line against Pyongyang than previous South Korean governments...
...hell with a water pistol if necessary," Huckabee deadpanned, as if to one-up McCain. How about outsourcing jobs? "As long as it isn't mine." Then Colbert asked if he believed that evolution was a farce. "It's all a farce," Huckabee said, in his usual dry tone. Ha ha! How droll! Except ... um ... he doesn't believe in evolution...